JONESBORO (AP) — The Foundation of Arts is issuing a call for its Dear Mom project.

The organization is inviting community members to submit letters to their mothers.

"Dear Mom is a project that the end result, if all goes as planned, will be an actual published book and a theatrical production," said Kristi Pulliam, director of development for the FOA. "We're asking for people to send original, unpublished letters to mom. It's open to anybody or age."

Pulliam came up with the idea for the project, The Jonesboro Sun reported (http://is.gd/mVJ6sn).

"I've always thought that would be such a great idea. ... Everybody's got a mom. Everybody can relate on some level to expressions about their mom, toward their mom. It is a universal concept. ... And when Karl (Hollander, executive director) came on, he was like, 'Yes, let's do that,'" she said.

Pulliam would like to receive entries with all ranges of emotion, background and experiences.

"I'm hoping we get letters to mom from children of adoption, letters to mothers who are deceased, letters to mom from 5 year olds, letters to mom from people who adore and revere their mothers all the way down to people who resent or have had struggles with their mothers," she added. "I'm hoping to read about beautiful memories and tragic memories."

Pulliam said she wants to focus on letters from Arkansas and the surrounding states, but "that's also up in the air."

"If we got an absolutely tremendous letter from New York City, we might just choose it," she added. "It's so fun. You just don't know what we'll end up with. It's kind of an adventure to see how this project will turn out."

The letters will be published anonymously, and those submitting letters can choose to have their names listed as contributors. She said letters selected for publication may or may not be included in the production.

The deadline to submit a letter is Dec. 15. Pulliam said the book and performance will be included in the foundation's 2013-14 theater season.

More information about the project is available online www.foajonesboro.org. Submissions may also be mailed to the Foundation of Arts, 115 E. Monroe Ave., Jonesboro 72401.